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CVE-2012-4957 Details

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in NFRAgent.exe in Novell File Reporter 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a /FSF/CMD request with a full pathname in a PATH element of an SRS record.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/11/16/nfr-agent-buffer-vulnerabilites-cve-2012-4959 CVE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/273371 CVEUS Government Resource
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/11/16/nfr-agent-buffer-vulnerabilites-cve-2012-4959 [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/273371 [email protected]US Government Resource

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
novell file reporter
1.0.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:file_reporter:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4957
NVD Published Date:
Nov 18, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-4957 Details - Not Deferred